Jean-Antoine Constantin

(French, 1756-1844)

Two large drawings: Fete villageoise; pen and ink, ink wash on wove paper, sheet 22 x 30 in.; L?Aumone devant l?Eglise; pen and ink, ink wash on wove paper, sight 21-7/8 x 30 in.; fine matching gilt wood and composition Empire frames, 32 x 40-1/2 in.

Provenance: Collection of Charles Sterling, Curator of Paintings at the Louvre; by descent to Catherine Sterling, Gallerie Estranger, St. Remy de Provence, France, purchased circa 1990s (her label verso); Private Georgia Collection
Condition Report: one examined out of frame, some slight foxing and toning; frames with wear commensurate with age